Last-gasp Foden goal spares Man City’s blushes, Spurs crash again

Manchester City’s Josko Gvardiol scores their second goal against Leeds 
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Newcastle United’s Malick Thiaw celebrates after scoring the team’s fourth goal against Everton (Photo credits: AFP)

Phil Foden spared Manchester City’s blushes after the Premier League title challengers blew a two-goal lead in a dramatic 3-2 victory over Leeds, while Tottenham boss Thomas Frank’s problems mounted in a 2-1 defeat to Fulham on Saturday.
Pep Guardiola’s side were in danger of losing more ground in the title race following a second-half collapse at the Etihad Stadium.
Foden and Josko Gvardiol put City two up before the interval, but third-bottom Leeds hit back through Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Lukas Nmecha.
Foden clinched a nerve-jangling victory that lifted City into second place, four points behind leaders Arsenal, who travel to third-placed Chelsea on Sunday.
At the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Frank’s men made a disastrous start as Kenny Tete put Fulham ahead before Harry Wilson’s superb strike punished a calamitous blunder from goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario.
Tottenham were booed off at half-time and although Mohammed Kudus pulled one back after the interval, there were more jeers at the final whistle.
With only three wins in their last 13 games in all competitions, Tottenham have slumped to 10th place.
Newcastle celebrated boss Eddie Howe’s 48th birthday with a 4-1 rout of Everton at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.
A first away league win since April 7 was the ideal present for Howe, whose side made an explosive start when Malick Thiaw headed home from Lewis Miley’s corner after just 52 seconds.
It was the fastest goal in the Premier League this season.
Beaten in their previous four away games, Newcastle netted again in the 25th minute when Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford allowed Miley’s shot to squirm past his woeful attempted save.
Nick Woltemade made it three with a cheeky chip over Pickford in the 45th minute.
Thiaw’s 58th-minute header added to Everton’s misery and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s 70th-minute eye-catching strike was little consolation for David Moyes’s men.
Brentford striker Igor Thiago reached 11 league goals this season as his double fuelled a 3-1 win against second-bottom Burnley in west London.
Sunderland climbed to fourth place after fighting back from two goals down to beat Bournemouth 3-2 at the Stadium of Light.
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